Why do I hate Apple so much? Because they are literally raping their fanboy customers. Let's do a comparative breakdown of this so-called "$16k Build" based on NewEgg's prices:
-256GB DDR4 RAM: Around $1,000
-16GB GPU (Radeon VII): $700
-18-core Intel CPU (Intel i9 9980XE): $2,000
-1TB SSD and 8TB HDD: Around $300
-Other components (case, motherboard, fans, etc.): Around $1,000
-28" 4k monitor (good brand): Around $500.... At most, that's $5,500 in hardware (and that's WITHOUT the enormous discount Apple is getting). Even if you DOUBLE the hardware cost to account for a decent profit margin/assembly cost/distribution cost/proprietary OS, that's still not even close to the $16,000 price tag.
You would be better off buying 32 Supreme bricks for $500 each (https://www.ebay.com/itm/DS-New-Supreme-Brick-New-York-F-W-2016-FW16-Box-Logo-100-AUTHENTIC-/263035238535).
Did you ever have a Mac? Or an iPad? Or an iPhone?
See... so why do you hate them? If you have mental problems please seek counseling instead of going postal.
At Your Service
Yes, I've had several iPhones and even a MacBook at one point. The issue with Apple is that they now push the illusion of selling a "luxury" product and use that as an excuse to drastically overcharge consumers. A computer is a productivity device- it's value is purely defined by it's ability to compute. 10-20 years ago the high cost could be rationalized by Apple's proprietary OS, but Windows now dominates the workstation OS market and is a far better option.
Why do I hate Apple so much? Because they are literally raping their fanboy customers. Let's do a comparative breakdown of this so-called "$16k Build" based on NewEgg's prices: -256GB DDR4 RAM: Around $1,000 -16GB GPU (Radeon VII): $700 -18-core Intel CPU (Intel i9 9980XE): $2,000
Memory Specifications Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 128 GB Memory Types DDR4-2666 Max # of Memory Channels 4 ECC Memory Supported No
Half the memory and no ECC support.
Frankly, I find it difficult to imagine why someone would need a graphics workstation with more than 128 GB RAM (as opposed to offloading the work to a server, or a HPC cluster) So I can't say that ECC is an absolute must...
Let's do some basic math my friends!!! (Score:1)
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256GB 2666 DDR4 (64x4) is over $2,000 (not $1,000), and for ECC sodimms this goes up to over $6,000.
The Intel i9 9980XE doesn’t support 256MB or RAM. A 18-Core 2.3 GHz Intel Xeon W is $3,000.
28" 5k monitor (good brand): Around $1200 (not $500)
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Why do I hate Apple so much?
Did you ever have a Mac?
Or an iPad?
Or an iPhone?
See ... so why do you hate them? If you have mental problems please seek counseling instead of going postal.
At Your Service
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Why do I hate Apple so much?
Did you ever have a Mac?
Or an iPad?
Or an iPhone?
See ... so why do you hate them? If you have mental problems please seek counseling instead of going postal.
At Your Service
Yes, I've had several iPhones and even a MacBook at one point. The issue with Apple is that they now push the illusion of selling a "luxury" product and use that as an excuse to drastically overcharge consumers. A computer is a productivity device- it's value is purely defined by it's ability to compute. 10-20 years ago the high cost could be rationalized by Apple's proprietary OS, but Windows now dominates the workstation OS market and is a far better option.
If Gucci started selling laptops with last-gen i
Let's check your assumptions! (Score:2)
Why do I hate Apple so much? Because they are literally raping their fanboy customers. Let's do a comparative breakdown of this so-called "$16k Build" based on NewEgg's prices:
-256GB DDR4 RAM: Around $1,000
-16GB GPU (Radeon VII): $700
-18-core Intel CPU (Intel i9 9980XE): $2,000
Intel's ark says [intel.com]
Memory Specifications
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 128 GB
Memory Types DDR4-2666
Max # of Memory Channels 4
ECC Memory Supported No
Half the memory and no ECC support.
Frankly, I find it difficult to imagine why someone would need a graphics workstation with more than 128 GB RAM (as opposed to offloading the work to a server, or a HPC cluster) So I can't say that ECC is an absolute must...